It'll Come Naturally novel Chapter 1535

After receiving the order, Kevin had no time to prepare before leaving for the rescue mission with the soldiers. Disembarking from the military aircraft, he saw that the disaster was more tragic than he could have imagined. There were collapsed houses and other evidence of the tsunami's devastation everywhere. Many victims were shocked and cried silently. This natural disaster irked him.

Without taking the time to calm down, he threw himself into the intense rescue efforts. In the aftermath of the tsunami, the cement of collapsed houses had solidified with the debris, which complicated rescue work. Moreover, they had to guard against the constant aftershocks.

Bad weather often presented a major obstacle to rescue efforts. Though he was a major general, Kevin wasn't a commander who hid behind the soldiers and did nothing. Instead, he worked with his men, removing big stones with shovels, and even at times with his bare hands.

"Major General, you will get injured if you continue in this way. Let me do it!" Lee pleaded with Kevin, worried. They were all wearing raincoats, but these didn't really work. In addition, the temperature in early spring was still very low, so their numb fingers weren't dexterous or quick in action.

"Never mind that. Our first priority is to rescue the people. Don't worry about me." Kevin took off his raincoat to facilitate more flexibility in his work. The soldiers quickly followed his example.

Aftershocks threatened every earthquake-stricken area from time to time, and it held true here. What was worse, compared with other earthquake-stricken areas, there was an additional risk here - tsunami.

The rescue operations couldn't be carried out on the streets where flooding had not receded, because they simply couldn't reach those areas to find out whether there were people still buried in the ruins.

It had been a day since their arrival. The aftershocks occurred occasionally, and they hadn't made much obvious progress. They had just escaped another aftershock, and adrenalin was running high.

"Protect yourselves during the rescue work. You must be very careful." Kevin was soaked to the skin. The wind picked up, and he could feel the chill in the air on his damp body. All the soldiers looked like drowned mice.

"Yes, Major General!" The soldiers answered loudly, despite their exhaustion.

Kevin took a deep breath. His handsome face was streaked with mud and rain, and his grimy eyes showed deep sadness. Many of the people they rescued had weak vital signs and perished before they could be taken to safety. This was devastating for the soldiers, because they believed that they came too late.

"Let's check again. If nothing is found here, we'll move on to the next sector." In addition to Kevin's unit, there were officers, soldiers and volunteers from all over the country. Even so, they seemed like a mere drop in the relief bucket.

"Major General, there seem to be signs of life here." The detector showed that there was a survivor still trapped underground.

"Hurry up! Everybody comes to help! We have to be as careful as possible when digging. Avoid causing a second collapse. It'll endanger the person trapped inside the rubble." Kevin's fighting will was aroused. In his eyes, every life was priceless and he would take their rescue seriously.

The soldiers carefully and quickly dug downwards. Whenever a little gap was cleared out, they would shout loudly to get a response from the survivor inside, so as to determine a more accurate position for a safer and faster rescue.

"It seems to be an old granny. What do we do? It may be difficult for her to move." The soldiers looked at Kevin for orders.

"Well, let's dig the gap bigger, and see if we can get to her," Kevin said with a frown. The buried person would suffer more, if they delayed for much longer. Moreover, if an aftershock occurred, it could fill the gap they had just excavated again. Then the old granny's position underground would be even more perilous.

After nearly half an hour of careful digging, the entrance was finally widened, but there was an additional problem: the old granny couldn't move, so she couldn't climb out of the tunnel they had dug by herself. Someone would have to go in to rescue her.

"I'll go down." Kevin decided without hesitation.

"No, Major General! Let me go down." The soldiers didn't want their commanding officer to go down, so they volunteered themselves.

"Stop. Follow my order. Prepare the rope, so that I can tie the old granny to my back after I get to her," Kevin admonished them. Every life was precious. He wouldn't command his soldiers to do such a dangerous thing.